State of defiance : challenging the Johns Committee's assault on civil liberties / Judith G. Poucher.
2014
KFF411 .P68 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
State of defiance : challenging the Johns Committee's assault on civil liberties / Judith G. Poucher.
Imprint
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Description
xvi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Charley Johns and Virgil Hawkins: ambition realized, dream deferred
Virgil Hawkins: pursuit of the dream continues
Ruth Perry: the librarian raises her voice
Sig Diettrich: the geographer draws the line
G. G. Mock: surrounded by fear, empowered by love
Margaret Fisher and her University of South Florida colleagues: intellectuals versus inquisitors
Conclusion: Majorities of one.
Virgil Hawkins: pursuit of the dream continues
Ruth Perry: the librarian raises her voice
Sig Diettrich: the geographer draws the line
G. G. Mock: surrounded by fear, empowered by love
Margaret Fisher and her University of South Florida colleagues: intellectuals versus inquisitors
Conclusion: Majorities of one.
Summary
During the era of McCarthyism, the Floridian legislative investigative group known as the Johns Committee subpoenaed citizens under charges of communism, homosexuality, or subversive behavior. This book uses previously unpublished sources and the recently unsealed records of the Johns Committee to profile five individuals who challenged the assault on civil liberties.
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"A Florida Quincentennial Book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and index.
Call Number
KFF411 .P68 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9780813049939 hardback acid-free paper
0813049938 hardback acid-free paper
0813049938 hardback acid-free paper
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